Saturday, July 07, 2012

Egypt’s President-elect Morsi Moves from rented Flat to Presidential palace

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Egypt’s President-elect Morsi Moves from rented Flat to Presidential palace



Egypt’s President-elect Mohammed Morsi until yesterday lived in a spartan rented flat on the outskirts of Cairo. This photo above shows an emotional send-forth as Morsi said goodbye to his landlord (right) as he was being escorted by the Presidential guard to the presidential residence…

DATELINE:


1. The first group of Egyptians invited by new president-elect Morsi to presidential residence are the families of the martyrs of the Egyptian revolution. Khaled Said’s mother has now arrived at the presidential ceremonial palace to be welcomed by the president shortly.


2. Few facts about the new #President of #Egypt:

a) He was imprisonned by Mubarak at the start of the revolution.

b) He lives in a rented flat in Cairo but originally from Sharqya.

c) He received a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in engineering from Cairo University in 1975 and 1978, respectively.

d) He received his Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Southern California in 1982.

e) He was an Assistant Professor at California State University, Northridge from 1982 to 1985.

f) In 1985, he returned to Egypt to teach at Zagazig University

g) served as a Member of Parliament from 2000 to 2005

h) He has 5 children.

3. Egypt stock market continue to rise at exponential levels with gains reaching 6 Billion Egyptian pounds following yesterday’s record 18 Billion rise.



4. Morsi forbids the hanging of his photo in government institutions. A protocol widely used in Mubarak times where Mubarak’s photos used to be hanged on every wall including schools and hospitals.



5. Morsi orders his security to limit his convoy number of cars to a minimum and ensure no blockings of the roads (Mubarak convoy used to block streets for hours).



6. New president, Morsi, meets the families of the martyrs of the revolution and the wounded including Khaled Said’s mother and Mina Daniel’s sister.



7. Morsi orders his security to allow martyrs family access to him at all times.



8. Morsi responded to a congratulations letter from Bashar AlAssad saying he does not regard him as a representative of Syria and Syrians any more.



9. President spokesman denies Morsi had any interviews with Iranian media.



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